Explorations Introduction to Astronomy 10th Edition By Thomas Arny, Stephen Schneider (Test Bank)

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Student name:__________
TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
1) The zodiac is tilted by 23.5 degrees relative to the Celestial Equator.
⊚ true
⊚ false

2) There are constellations that are not visible for observers living in North America.
⊚ true
⊚ false

3) Although all known stars appear to rise from the eastern horizon, astronomers might
someday discover a star that will rise from the western horizon.
⊚ true
⊚ false

4) During the June solstice, the Sun rises in the southeast horizon in Earth's Northern
Hemisphere.
⊚ true
⊚ false

5) During the December solstice, the Sun rises in the southeast horizon in Earth's Northern
Hemisphere and in the northeast horizon in Earth's Southern Hemisphere.
⊚ true
⊚ false

6) Temperatures in New York City are warmer in July than in January because Earth is closer to
the Sun in July than in January.
⊚ true
⊚ false

7) If there is a first-quarter moon visible from Paris one evening, six hours later in New York
there will be full moon visible.
⊚ true
⊚ false

8) The first-quarter moon is at its highest point at about 6 P.M.
⊚ true
⊚ false




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9) The first-quarter phase of the Moon in the Northern Hemisphere occurs at the time of the
third-quarter phase in the Southern Hemisphere.
⊚ true
⊚ false

10) An annular solar eclipse occurs every year.
⊚ true
⊚ false

11) The reason that solar eclipses are not observed each month is that the Moon's shadow only
covers a small portion of Earth so very few people can actually see the monthly eclipses.
⊚ true
⊚ false

12) It is possible for the Moon to rise at the same time as the Sun.
⊚ true
⊚ false

13) During totality of a lunar eclipse the Moon disappears from view on the night sky.
⊚ true
⊚ false

MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or
answers the question.
14) Directly above Earth's equator lies the _________ in the sky.
A) North Celestial Pole
B) South Celestial Pole
C) Celestial equator
D) ecliptic

15) All celestial objects rise in the east and set in the west because
A) Earth is rotating from east to west.
B) Earth is rotating from west to east.
C) Earth is orbiting around the Sun from east to west.
D) the celestial sphere is rotating from east to west.




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16) What is the ecliptic?
A) the line of the solar and lunar eclipses on the celestial sphere
B) the extension of Earth's path on the celestial sphere
C) the elliptical shape of Earth's orbit around the Sun
D) All of these choices are correct.

17) Which of the following statement(s) describes the ecliptic?
A) the path of the Moon on the celestial sphere
B) the extension of Earth's equator on the celestial sphere
C) the extension of Earth's path on the celestial sphere
D) the apparent path of the Sun across the celestial sphere
E) the extension of Earth's equator on the celestial sphere as well as the apparent path of
the Sun across the celestial sphere

18) Suppose that Earth's spin would suddenly reverse direction, but the direction of Earth's
motion around the Sun was preserved. Which of the following changes would you expect to
observe?
A) The Sun would rise in the west and set in the east.
B) The stars would rise in the west and set in the east.
C) The planets would rise in the west and set in the east.
D) All of these choices would be observed.
E) None of these choices would be observed.

19) For someone in the Northern Hemisphere, stars rise in the east and set in the west. For
someone in the Southern Hemisphere
A) the situation is the same—stars also rise in the east and set in the west.
B) the opposite is true—stars rise in the west and set in the east.

20) The motion of the Sun relative to the stars is from_________ to_________.
A) east; west
B) west; east

21) Which of the following statements regarding the motion of objects on the celestial sphere is
true?
A) The Sun moves along the Celestial Equator.
B) The Moon moves along the Celestial Equator.
C) The stars move along the zodiac.
D) The stars move parallel to the Celestial Equator.




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